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1) Custom bikes
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
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This book introduces custom bikes, which are modified bikes or motorcycles built to order, and discusses how there are no limits to custom motorcycle design, including airbrushing designs on gas tanks and pinstriping fenders.
2) Choppers
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Provides a brief history of customized motorcycles, describes the general features of choppers, and includes a glossary and resources.
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In GM LS-Series Engines: The Complete Swap Manual, expert Joseph Potak walks you through all the steps involved in installing an LS engine into any vehicle, from concept to completion. Variants of GM's groundbreaking family of LS engines are installed in everything from the company's most mundane panel vans to its earth-shaking Corvette ZR1. First underhood in the 1997 Corvette, the LS1, and its successors have proven powerful, reliable, and amazingly...
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This book educates on the properties of nitrous oxide and the most effective way to design, install, and tune complete systems. A definite focus on safety and a need to answer the typical questions associated with the use of nitrous oxide is highlighted, and several complete installations are featured.
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Details each crucial step for assembling a modern Cobra replica, profiling the assembly of the most popular Cobra kit car – the Factory Five Cobra Mk4. Includes an informative guide to buying a pre-owned Cobra replica that covers how to inspect, evaluate, and test drive used Cobra kit cars for those who prefer to purchase one already assembled.
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How to Swap GM LS Engines into Camaros & Firebirds provides excellent instruction and guidance for selecting the best engine for a budget, choosing the adapter plates and engine mounts, dropping the engine in the car, selecting the ideal transmission and drivelines, and completing all facets of the swap. This is a must-have book for this swap.
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A complete and thorough guide to designing and assembling high-performance Pontiac V-8 engines, including information on the very latest aftermarket components for the Pontiac, including the new cast-iron D-port heads and aluminum blocks. If you're considering building a traditional Pontiac V-8 engine for increased power/ performance or competitive racing, this book is a critical component to achieving your goals.
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The GM G-Body is one of the manufacturer's most popular chassis. It includes cars such as Chevrolet Malibu, Monte Carlo, and El Camino; the Buick Regal, Grand National, and GNX; the Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme; the Pontiac Grand Prix, and more. This traditional and affordable front engine/rear-wheel-drive design lends itself to upgrades and modifications for a wide range of high-performance applications.
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From mild to wild, the projects presented in this book cover every component group of the 1964 1/2-1973 Mustang, including engine, transmission, rear differential, front suspension, rear suspension, steering, chassis, electrics, interior, tires and wheels and more.
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GM's LT1/LT4 engines represented the highest level of small-block V-8 development for the period between the small-block Chevrolet and the introduction of the LS-series. They powered all the hottest vehicles of the 1990s: the Corvette, Camaro/Firebird, and Caprice/Impala SS. These engines were reliable and strong, and can be built to impressive performance on a small budget, with the right upgrades.
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Not only are the performance and flexibility aspects of engine swaps covered in great detail, but there are significant cost benefits as well. This is the first book to thoroughly explain the GM LS-Series Gen III PCM and how they can be efficiently used, and contains key information helpful to people swapping LS Series engines into older musclecars.
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This book provides instruction on upgrades to every component group of the car including chassis, suspension, brakes, transmission, driveline, engine, interior, and electrics. Step-by-step procedures guide the reader through each stage of the project. All projects are applicable to other A-Body cars, including Pontiac GTO, Olds 4-4-2, and Buick GS. Installing a modern GM LS engine is also covered.
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Not only do you learn about the history of Detroit Speed and how they design their performance parts, but learn to install sections cover front sub-frame assemblies, rear suspension assemblies, wheel tubs, fuel system upgrades, brake upgrades, driveline upgrades including an LS swap, cooling system upgrades, and more.
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When first introduced in the 1997 Corvette, GM's LS1 engine shook the performance world. Its combination of massive power, light weight and impressive fuel economy set new precedents for performance engines--and continues to do so generation after generation. The latest version, the LS9, makes some 638 hp from just 6.2 liters, far eclipsing even the mightiest big-blocks from the muscle car era--while meeting modern standards for emissions and fuel...
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Reviews every readily available factory and aftermarket cylinder head designed for the GM LS-Series engines, and delivers the facts about each in an easily comparable and easy to use format. Includes the basic dimensions of each head, along with their claimed airflow rates, interchangeability, combustion chamber sizes, compression ratios, applications, performance characteristics, helpful tips, and even a chapter on intakes.
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This very popular design book has been wholly revised and expanded to feature a new dimension of inspiring and counterintuitive ideas to thinking about graphic design relationships. The Elements of Graphic Design, Second Edition is now in full color in a larger, 8 x 10-inch trim size, and contains 40 percent more content and over 750 images to enhance and better clarify the concepts in this thought-provoking resource. The second edition also includes...
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The needs of a true competition engine are quite different than those of the engine under the hood of a typical commuter car. From the basic design needs, to the base component materials, to the sizes of the flow-related hardware, to the precision of the machining, to the capabilities of each pertinent system, very few similarities exist. Many books exist showcasing how to make street-based engines more powerful and/or durable. This book is different,...
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